It's pretty much exactly 18 years. I lurked less than a week before joining. Deciding to pay for the slightly higher option that gave lifetime membership. And I still think the "pay to join" times were way better. The quality of the conversation and posters was higher, and the whole "...
Jump to postThis is not the level of integrity expected of professionals, but no surprise today. I assume, falsely perhaps, that’d you would prefer suicidal pilots not be in airliners. But you are asking these professionals to hand over a decision on whether they can continue in their chosen career to someone ...
Jump to postScott Manley's always informative video breakdown of Starship Launch 3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8htMpR7mnaM
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Got to have #1 to even attempt #2. Hopefully they'll make progress and get at least one landing to work on the next test. It took a few iterations for them to get the Falcon 9 booster landings to work. This is the first time that they have ever been able to try to reenter the upper stage/ship. Reen...
Jump to postSpaceX Starship Launch 3 appears to be successful. Good video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2CEzxKX8Cc
Still trying to find out more.
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Oh my goodness people... I know this won't help or change anyone's minds, but the whole reason this audit was done was TO FIND and document findings of failures points. "Findings" and "failures" in an audit are somewhat interchangeable in audits but it confuses people in the real...
Jump to postThe press for Boeing has been bad enough lately but this information appeared on CNN's website under the headline "Boeing Is In Big Trouble". According to this passenger, the pilot told him that the "gauges kind of went blank on him." LATAM is describing it as a "technical ...
Jump to postThe fix is clear, but not easy. Flush the board of cronyistic directors, tie all executive compensation, down to $0.00, to product quality, not stock price and Wall Street approval, root out those (who are probably well known internally as protecting the status quo) by firing publicly...there needs...
Jump to postLooking for something on another topic I ran across a pretty nice overview of how the SR-71 works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkyVZxtsubM
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New Horizons is close in speed to Voyager 1 but Voyager 1 is going faster. 38,210 miles per hour vs 36,000. (Voyager 2 is only going 35,000)
Looking for the info I had fun finding this video on 1 & 2 flight path: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8TA7BU2Bvo
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I owned two Mazda's a 2008 CX-9 that I just got rid of last year with nearly 200K on its clock (it was just time, the wife needed a newer SUV). And I still have my 2015 Mazda3, now with 170K on it (so I'm taking it in for its 18th oil change tomorrow). Never had to do anything more that oil and spar...
Jump to postMaybe don't serve alcohol for games that are below freezing. Will do two things, help prevent frostbite and limit fans attendance.
Simple, effective.
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Accident: United B38M at Houston on Mar 8th 2024, runway excursion and main gear collapse https://avherald.com/h?article=515e3618&opt=0 There are a couple of photos there showing the plane listing. Zooming in on the pic in the link, it looks like the left gear collapsed forward. Would that mean...
Jump to postIt doesn't have to be all or nothing. Either you can fly a full 777 or A35K autonomously in scary conditions or you can't fly anything. Fully autonomous flight is certainly possible today. Airbus has clearly demonstrated this on an A350 in a video: the conditions seemed quite benign and there were ...
Jump to postI will also point out that in the USA, many (most?) corporations work to show a "reported loss" to minimize taxes. Taxes are wasted money for a company so it is better to spend it on whatever and show a loss than to pay taxes. And losses today can be "carried" forward and back to...
Jump to postA good write up on the challenges to even get Ingenuity onto Mars: https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/02/before-ingenuity-ever-landed-on-mars-scientists-almost-managed-to-kill-it/ Culberson first heard about the helicopter during one of his visits in the early 2010s, he was tickled by its potential ...
Jump to posthttps://timesofsandiego.com/military/2024/02/14/air-force-oks-autonomous-cargo-flights-across-california-after-successful-test/ The U.S. Air Force has authorized San Francisco-based Xwing to transport time-sensitive cargo across California on autonomous aircraft. The authorization follows a two-week...
Jump to post1337Delta764 wrote:Google has the new Pixel Tablet which was released last year.
Wow. This mentality is exactly why we need more government regulations and education campaigns around travel and emissions. Human caused climate change is proven science and real. And your "mentality" would kill the global economy and trade between nations. Because the next thing is the t...
Jump to postWho moves first will not determine "who wins". The advantages of being a first mover are lost with how the aircraft production and airline procurement process interact. The first movers may get a lot of notice and "set the tone" but then the second mover gets to hear everything w...
Jump to postI would fly 11 hours just to see my father for even 45 minutes. So to me the right and proper thing to do. And as to "OOOOoooo!! He left 45 minutes later...!!!" Yeah... father and son saw each other and said what was needed. Either could have decided to not see the other and just nothing w...
Jump to postTo add to everyone's "Hey! NTSB report is out!" From CNBC: "Overall, the observed damage patterns and absence of contact damage or deformation around holes associated with the vertical movement arrestor bolts and upper guide track bolts in the upper guide fittings, hinge fittings, and...
Jump to post$139M across three military programs is almost (in today's day and age) a rounding error really. And also by showing a loss they pay no taxes. Not saying it is some great thing, just that it is not that big of a deal for Boeing. They have far bigger issues than these burning the company to the groun...
Jump to postThe building will be designed for and fine if a tornado hits it. Of course I wouldn't want to be on the ground anywhere near it when a sheet glass window is popped free...
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Who is in 26A on today's SEA-SAN flight? Hope the media interviews them. I think AS is smarter than to let a random sit there. It will likely be an executive. Nah, if I were AS I would tell BOEING to provide the executive to sit there! :spin: I say it with humor but really Boeing should be the one ...
Jump to postSteelChair wrote:[...]We don't need these planes.
And more important than its wildly successful mission, Ingenuity established flying-craft as a viable method to conduct research on Mars as well as potentially other planets.
Congratulation Ingenuity and the entire team behind its incredible success!
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The possibility of a U.S. bank freezing an account without notifying the account holder raises concerns about financial transparency and individual rights. While banks have the authority to freeze accounts under certain circumstances, there are legal procedures and regulations in place to ensure fa...
Jump to postEx NFL Coach Jim Harbaugh is landing at the LA Chargers... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLNqjX5kSus Holy https://d.furaffinity.net/art/dangerzonee/1703560845/1703560845.dangerzonee_digitalizationgif.gif Tugg I see my post image did not work... I've tried finding somethign ath would post but noth...
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DIRECTFLT wrote:Ex NFL Coach Jim Harbaugh is landing at the LA Chargers...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLNqjX5kSus
seat1a wrote:
The last Enterprise rental I got had 76,000 miles on it. Piece of shit Mitsubishi Outlander. As a rental, it was well-maintained and clean, but it was a Japanese car. I hate everything on Japanese imports from the seating position and seat comfort to the location of wiper and cruise control switche...
Jump to postHere is one enthusiast that hopes we come to our senses and use this as a research program. The US doesn't have the money to actually field these things. I disagree. It is highly affordable. Lower running costs will make the B-21 cost nothing. There is a reason this program is running so smoothly a...
Jump to postThe reality is that we DON'T KNOW what the precise status of the issue is as the parties involved are actually acting professionally and there are not many/any leaks as to how things are. So pronouncements of doom and gloom and just as out of line as any saying "everything is fine" (haven'...
Jump to postNo mention here of the launch yesterday: Turkey’s first astronaut along with a Swede and Italian launched Thursday to the International Space Station on a chartered SpaceX flight. https://news.yahoo.com/astronauts-turkey-sweden-italy-launch-215128601.html And if you want to see it: https://www.youtu...
Jump to postanother BOEING whistle blower comes forward, this time on camera ... former 737 Senior manager risks it all to tell his view ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGdH23_jQrw Ed Pierson is not "another" he's been squawking for years now. There is truth in what he says but it is underneath a...
Jump to postThe FAA has stated that 40 planes have had the inspection completed. It says it will carefully review the findings. I dont know how long this will take but either there were loose bolts or other defect or there wasn't. Don't know why this would take much time. In my uneducated guess I would think t...
Jump to postHow big is OMA currently and how many gates will they have at completion of the renovation?
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So I read this to say that you cannot even ferry an aircraft to a maintenance base? They are completely grounded. I’m no expert but you’d think airlines could position an aircraft at 10,000ft avoiding the need to pressurise the aircraft. Surely that no risk in the context of the plug? Pilots can al...
Jump to postOne thing I am not seeing in the AD is anything hinting at a wider problem that indicates more will be needed to be done with more aircraft or worse an overall failure at Boeing.
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New FAA directive: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/01/18/2024-00993/airworthiness-directives-the-boeing-company-airplanes "As of the effective date of this AD, further flight is prohibited until the airplane is inspected and all applicable corrective actions have been performed ...
Jump to postHey just a quick note. This thread has diverged into two separate threads really, on one hand discussing the incident AS1282 suffered and its ramifications (MAX9 groundings and assessments and inspections etc.) and on the other hand there is a discussion on Boeing itself and its production processes...
Jump to postIt was not immediately clear what caused the incident on Sunday and whether it was related to a manufacturing flaw ." :eyepopping: :crazy: NBC Nightly reported a cockpit window crack last week as "more window problems for Boeing." The thing you need to know is that journalists are ju...
Jump to postWait so Boeing has Ryanair engineers help certification? Isnt that more of a conflict of interest as well? Why should that cause a conflict of interest? Ryanair has a huge fleet of B737 aircraft and so they should have many mechanics, who are trained on the B737 and have the license to work on thes...
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I think the reality that will be found is that something got missed in the check process for a specific set of items,by a specifics group or production point. And the how and why that happened will be what needs to be addressed and solved for this situation. Yeah ... uhhh no. I thought at first thi...
Jump to postI think the reality that will be found is that something got missed in the check process for a specific set of items,by a specifics group or production point. And the how and why that happened will be what needs to be addressed and solved for this situation. Then next, the bigger separate but connec...
Jump to postMore up close photos of 9MAX door plugs. Looks like they are adding some red substance. I'm guessing to monitor if the bolts loosen in the future. https://twitter.com/dominicgates/status/1746171490587046055 The substance serves two purposes, the first is to demonstrate the items in question have be...
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